Shamita Shetty trolled: Actor Shilpa Shetty' husband, Raj Kundra, was remanded to police custody till July 27 on Friday, in connection with a case related to the alleged production and publication of pornographic videos. The actor also had to record her statement with the Mumbai police yesterday, in the same case. Amidst all this, Shetty made a comeback to films after a gap of 14 years with the OTT release of her film Hungama 2 on July 23. Shetty's younger sister sister, Shamita Shetty to social media to extend support and also penned a note, encouraging fans to watch her sister's comeback film. However, Shamita was relentlessly trolled on social media for her post.
Shamita's post started receiving mixed reactions from the netizens with one person even asking her if she has any connection to her brother-in-law's alleged porn business.
1/2All d best my darling Munki @TheShilpaShetty 4d release of ur film Hungama after 14 yrs❤️I know Uve put in a lot of effort into this one.the entire team https://t.co/e58eHO4Q1C u n wit you ALWAYS ❤️Uve gone through a lot of Ups n downs in life &1thing I knw 4 sure..Uve pic.twitter.com/6EK258rX5Z
— Shamita Shetty (@ShamitaShetty) July 23, 2021
While many users on Twitter called for a boycott on Shilpa Shetty's films, several alleged that both the sisters were well aware of Kundra's business and were just trying to act "innocent" now. One even wrote, "On the basis of power and money... yeah that too shall pass..(sic)." On Instagram, a person commented, “……Your Di teaches us Poses for morning yoga… Nd jiju teaches us poses for Night yoga…." Another said that Kundra is the one who needs all the blessings now ehile a third user commented, “Jijaji ko kyun police pakda huwa hai ??”
Here are some reactions:
Aapka kya rol hai Shamita https://t.co/EllGLk0epQ me nahi jija ji ke kaam me.aap bhi to berojgar ho.
— Rajen kumar (@Rajenkumar1987) July 24, 2021
Both sisters are aware of it sir...but fact is they r actors...so they r showing some acting skills to proov themselves innocent...proof he... video he... WhatsApp chat he....Lagta he Raj uncle lambe samat tak andar rehenge
— PRATYUSH KUMAR NAYAK (@PRATYUS61666981) July 23, 2021
On Saturday, Shilpa said in her statement to Mumbai Police that the videos in question could be categorised as “erotica”, not porn. The report further claimed that the actor dissociated herself from her husband’s entire business, also adding that she wasn’t aware of porn videos as claimed by the police. Read the full story here.
The interview was conducted the same day that Kundra's custody was extended till July 27 by a Mumbai court and the couple's Juhu bungalow was raided by the police, in order to gather more evidence, as a part of their ongoing investitation. So far, no evidence has been found to directly connect Shilpa Shetty's involvement in the alleged porn app case.
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